• Chief Data Officer (CDO) of Auravant.
• Information Security specialist consultant passionate about Social Engineering, Industrial Cybersecurity and CarHacking.
• Professor in the Cybersecurity Management and Strategy Diploma at UCEMA.
• Professor in the Postgraduate Course in Cybercrime at the Faculty of Law of the U.B.A.
• Professor at the Ekoparty HackAcademy.
• Academic President of the 8dot8.org conference
• Academic President of the Cybersecurity conference organized by Forum.
• He has been Team Leader of the Chief Security Ambassadors team and the LATAM Innovation Office and Laboratory, of ElevenPaths
• He was a professor for several years of “Computer Forensics” and “Computer Security” at the Higher Institute of Public Security (ISSP).
• Former President of ISSA Argentina (2011-2013 and 2013-2015).
• Former Founding Partner of Root-Secure SRL.
• He has participated in associations related to the environment such as: ISSA International, OWASP, Usuaria, Argentina Cibersegura, Segurinfo among others.
• Speaker at a large number of national and international events, including TEDxUTN 2012, BlackHat Arsenal, Defcon CarHacking Village, Ekoparty, HackInParis, HITB, 8dot8, LatinCACS, Isaca Lima Full Day, Campus Party, Owasp Latam Tour, Segurinfo, Move, among other great events.
• Instructor on topics related to Industrial Cybersecurity, Ethical Hacking, Defense Methodologies, Platform Hardering, Web Security, Anti-Forensic Techniques.
• Co-Author of the book “Ethical Hacking, a methodological approach” published by Editorial Alfaomega with ISBN-13: 978-9871609017
• Co-Organizer of the MS Doing Blue event

Lars Erik Smevold is a security and process control architect with more than 27 years of experience in industrial control systems (ICS), telecommunications and security: critical infrastructure.

Lars Erik started at Norsk Hydro in 1997, since then he has been working in utilities, built Security Operations Centers in ICS for Small and Medium Enterprises, then 6.5 years at Norwegian Energy Sector and Control System CERT (KraftCERT) and now in Statkraft: global energy production.

In addition to working as a security and process control architect and expert advisor on ICS/OT Cybersecurity: Critical Infrastructure, Lars Erik is an internationally recognized speaker at ICS/OT Cybersecurity conferences. Communication is one of the most important issues in critical infrastructure. Strategic, operational and technical communication is one of Lars Erik’s specialties after working in different roles as R&D leader, CEO, incident manager, incident lead and practical engineer.

Marco Di Costanzo is a computer engineer specializing in security automation engineering. An expert in cybersecurity of industrial control systems, in the past he worked at the Oil&Gas company as a threat intelligence analyst, in addition to working at one of the most important Italian cybersecurity companies as a threat researcher.

Today, he has almost a decade of experience studying malware, attack tactics, techniques and procedures of cybercriminals and APT groups around the world.

Currently, he works as a security researcher focused on cyber threat attacks targeting industrial organizations, OT and IT systems in Kaspersky’s ICS CERT team. He is also a board member of the Cyber ​​Strategy Initiative, a multidisciplinary and diverse community for the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

Edorta Echave is a Higher Technician in Computer Systems and Telecommunications and a “Specialist in Network Design and Security” from the Public University of the Basque Country. He has directed his professional career around communications infrastructures, achieving certifications such as CCNA and ITIL.

He joined the Industrial Cybersecurity Center in 2014 as an “Active Member” after passing the course “Advanced Cybersecurity Course in Industrial Control and Automation Systems” taught by INCIBE, becoming Coordinator for the Basque Country some time later, a member of the expert teams and professor from the CCI Professional School.

He is currently Head of Industrial Cybersecurity at Grupo ARANIA, a European benchmark in the field of steel transformation. Previously he has worked in companies such as InnoTec Security part of Accenture; Accenture Security and Secure&IT, belonging to LKS S. Coop. Throughout his professional career he has held positions as Expert Consultant, Engineer and Architect of Industrial Cybersecurity Solutions in projects both nationally and internationally in sectors such as Electrical, Automotive, Aeronautical, Manufacturing Industry, Machine Tools, among others.

It has various certifications and specific training in products from leading manufacturers such as SIEMENS; Fortinet; Nozomi Networks; Kaspersky; TrendMicro in addition to the “Expert” certification of the internationally recognized standard, ISA/IEC 62443.

He is co-author of the book “Industrial Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructures”; speaker at conferences and reference events; Professor at the University of Mondragon; collaborator of Research and Professional Training Centers; and founder of the blog https://enredandoconredes.com

Diego Andrés Zuluaga Urrea, Exc. MBA,CISM,CGEIT,CRISC, GICSP,CDPSE,CCICN ISO 27001 L.A. ISO 22301 A.I.

Systems Engineer, Management Specialist and Executive MBA, Internationally certified in ICT management and risks, Privacy, information security and industrial control systems, With more than 20 years of experience in information security, cybersecurity and security of information systems. industrial control and Comprehensive Security. He has been, among others, an international consultant with KPMG for companies in the public and private sector, he is currently CSO at AXA Colpatria where he comprehensively leads security. After an extensive career as head of information security and cybersecurity in one of the most important electricity generation and marketing companies in his country, he was a member of various committees of the National Operations Council of the Colombian electricity sector where he led for nearly 10 years. the topic of cybersecurity including the regulatory development for your country on the matter. He is a founding member of the Colombian national critical cyber infrastructure table, he is national coordinator in Colombia of the Industrial Cybersecurity Center and leader of the SC D2 Chapter of the International Council of Large Electrical Systems (CIGRE) in his country, he has been awarded twice with the most important continental award in its field “Americas Information Security Leadership Awards” from (ISC)², highlighted as Outstanding Young Person from Antioquia and Colombia in technological development by the International Junior Chamber in the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Program, member of the team winner of the International Ciberex2016. National expert in the OAS cyber security technical assistance mission for Colombia, chosen as one of the ten cyber allied experts of the Colombian National Police and decorated by this institution for contributions in training its personnel. In general, it contributes in different scenarios to improving the cybersecurity of national critical infrastructures and developing national cybersecurity capabilities.

In the academic field for more than 20 years he has created subjects, programs, seminars and workshops as well as taught undergraduate and graduate classes in public and private universities in his country related to information security and industrial cybersecurity.  In addition, he has been a speaker in multiple international settings, including invitations as an expert by the Organization of American States(OAS), the European Commission, the Center for Industrial Cybersecurity (CCI), the Regional Energy Integration Commission (CIER), The Regional Association of Oil and Natural Gas Companies (ARPEL), the Latin American Community of Consultants and Advisors in Risk and Security Management (CODALCA) and the world conference on cybersecurity for critical assets (CS4CA), as well as multiple government agencies and the Latin American industry. In addition, he has contributed to various international publications in the field of cybersecurity as an author or reviewer.

Eduardo Pérez currently carries out his professional work as CIO of TSK, having previously led, from 2018 to the beginning of 2024, the
CISO responsibilities in the Organization.
With 20 years of experience in the world of IT consulting, he has participated and led cybersecurity projects not only in the IT ecosystem but also in OT. At the same time, as a former member of the M45 Security Team of the ICT Cluster of Asturias, he has participated in the regulatory adaptation (ENS, ISO27000) and good cybersecurity practices in the IT infrastructures of the Government of the Principality of Asturias, giving numerous presentations on cybersecurity and assuming the teaching of the Cybersecurity module of the Industry 4.0 Master at the University of Oviedo.
He has CDPSE certifications from ISACA and is a Lead Auditor of 27001 by BSI and Aenor.

Agustín Valencia is Industrial Engineer from ICAI, with additional training in different areas such as Maintenance Management, BWR Nuclear Technology and more recently Director of Security, Master of Computer Security and CISM. With more than 20 years of experience, he has covered all areas of the energy world, from Engineering to Operation and Maintenance in nuclear and combined cycle plants to relevant sectors such as Renewables, Smartgrids or electric vehicles, and participated in working groups of the World Economic Forum.

Since 2011, he is responsible for cybersecurity in the nuclear sector. Leading development of plans and analysis of cybersecurity risks in critical infrastructures in accordance with the PIC Law. Also as Head of Engineering of instrumentation and control and cybersecurity projects, modernizing distributed control platforms and introducing cybersecurity from the design or redesigning network architectures and control systems focused on bastioning, network segmentation, whitelisting and SIEM-IDS on systems of the main manufacturers (GE, Honeywell, Schneider-Electric, etc). Currently, Head of OT Security Business Development at Fortinet.

Additionally, Agustín participates in various activities as a professor at the CCI Professional School, Professor at the Masters Degree of Cybersecurity at the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Collaborator in ISA99 Committees and Top 20 Secure PLC Coding Practices.

Telecommunications Engineer, with a Master in cybersecurity and specialist in biomaterials and biomedical technologies. He began his safety career in the automotive sector by designing connected vehicle infotainment systems and evaluating their safety.

He has experience in both strategic and technical consulting in the IT sector and his career gradually shifted to the OT world where he accumulated extensive experience in the energy, automotive and health sectors.

He is certified in the leading OT monitoring solutions on the market such as Nozomi, Claroty or Armis on which he has accumulated numerous projects.

He has led OT assessment projects and master plans based on ISA 62443 and managed OT SOCs for the energy sector.

Vicente Segura is a telecommunications engineer with 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, during which time he has held different positions in different departments, which has allowed him to gain experience from multiple angles, from security consulting and innovation, to the development of products, for both residential and business customers. He currently leads the industrial security and Internet of Things product area.

Vicente is a senior Telecommunications engineer and also has a Degree in Business Administration and Management and the CISSP security certification.

David Pardo has in the last seven years held positions as an analyst, project manager and person responsible for the design and implementation of various cybersecurity solutions and infrastructures, where he has worked both on cyber risk management and on the protection of sensitive assets for the European Union.

Currently specialized in industrial cybersecurity, performing its functions in key sectors such as space, aeronautical and railway transport, food, energy generation and waste treatment.

Ramón Quirós is a product manager in control and communications systems at Phoenix Contact. Specialized in functional safety (Safety Relays, Configurable Safety modules, Safe I/Os,…), Industrial HMIs and PCs, industrial communication technology (Industrial Ethernet, Remote Communication, Wireless…) and cybersecurity.

Stan has been working in the industrial/innovation/cybersecurity sector for 20 years.

Stanislas has successfully led and implemented cybersecurity projects for security agencies, armed forces, oil, gas, power generation and distribution and nuclear companies in Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Its employees and associates have carried out Offensive and Defensive Cybersecurity missions, audits/implementations of the ISO 27000/IEC 62443 standard and numerous training sessions on cybersecurity awareness or application of standards in the energy and energy sector. of the government. He is now co-founder and vice president of international sales and partnerships at CYBERIUM.

Graduate in Physical Sciences, specialty Electronics and Automatics from the University of the Basque Country. Master in Robotics and Automation from the Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers of Bilbao and Master in Comprehensive Logistics from IVL. She is currently project director in the eServices business area of ​​the Industry and Mobility Unit of Tecnalia. Her current research areas focus on the field of systems assurance in critical sectors, considering aspects of cybersecurity and functional safety. She has directed and participated in several European and national research projects related to security in different industrial sectors such as “BCSSD- Basque Cyber ​​Security Shared Data”, “NCIS: Collaborative neutralization of cyber attacks on industrial systems while preserving privacy”, “BCSI 4.0 – Basque Cyber ​​Security Industry 4.0”, “SUCESO – Machine Learning Supported Cibersecurity”, “CYBADEK –CyberSecurity in Automated Driving Technologies”.

Previously, she has worked on the topic of the Internet of Things, specializing in technologies for automatic data acquisition and subsequent processing and analysis of information with artificial intelligence technologies for different industrial segments (mainly transportation, logistics and retail), helping to address two doctoral theses. Throughout her career, she has participated in associations and technological platforms, being, for example, a member of the Steering Committee of the Spanish Logistics Technology Platform (LOGISTOP) or the Mobility and Logistics Cluster of Euskadi (mlc-ITS Euskadi), working in defining strategic innovation agendas and enhancing and promoting the generation of projects in their areas of action.

With more than 15 years of experience in IT, developing his career in consulting and cybersecurity in different companies, evolving to technical management at the end client, he joined Kaspersky in 2018 as pre-sales manager, reinforcing business development mainly as focal point of the solution Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity. He was appointed Head of Presales in 2022, collaborating in the evolution of the pre-sales department.

Víctor Egido has been a Senior Security Engineer at Tenable Iberia for 5 years, with extensive experience in the sector.
He has certifications such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH). In addition, he is Director of Security for the Ministry of the Interior of Spain, as well as a good number of technical certifications.

He also has experience as a solutions architect in data centers and cloud computing.

He has carried out projects for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), including the implementation of a critical infrastructure security program in Chile, the creation of a critical infrastructure protection plan for Bolivia, and the master plan for infrastructure development. and ICT services in Bolivia.

Business Development Manager with a proven track record in the services and Information Technology sector. Expert in OT cybersecurity, Business Continuity, Cyber ​​Resilience, ITIL, optical networks and High Performance Computing. Degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

With more than 25 years of professional experience developed around cybersecurity and infrastructure, and especially in projects on industrial environments. Currently director of the Industrial Cybersecurity Area at Secure&IT.

Joan has a background in industrial engineering, joined Allen-Bradley (Rockwell Automation today) in October 1989, therefore, almost 32 years of experience, of which approximately half in support and technical training of control, communications products and technologies and software and the other half as commercial manager for the services area. Specialized in modernization projects due to obsolescence, Safety machinery services and Connected Services.

A long road from control technologies, but quickly to communications technologies, between which we are experiencing different stages due to the important technological revolutions in the OT field in this long period.

Already fully incorporated into the European group of Industrial Networks and Cybersecurity specialists and working alongside the team, now fully Rockwell Automation as of October 1, 2021, from Oylo.

He has extensive experience in industrial process automation and SSII, developed in the oil industry, in Spain and South America. It is aimed at auditing systems in industrial and business environments and focused on new technological risks: cybersecurity, critical infrastructures, fraud detection and prevention, IoT, AI, Big Data, Blockchain, etc.

He has been Research Director at ISACA-Madrid for 6 years and is currently Managing Partner of the systems audit company RUTILUS.

He is CISA (Certified Information System Auditor) and CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control).

Guillermo Mendiguchia Fontes, with a background in computer engineering and a clear vocation for cybersecurity, has spent the last 6 years working specifically on cybersecurity applied to industrial control systems. His work has been developed mainly in everything related to monitoring this type of systems, from the design and deployment of supervision systems, to the response to detected incidents.

He currently coordinates work teams within the CERT of S2Grupo, which provides services for the monitoring of cybersecurity of infrastructures applicable to various sectors.

Marcello is an expert in IT/OT security topics and solutions, within the role held he can best advice customers of the Region in understanding and adopting Cyber Defense solutions. Along his career, started in 1997, he helped many TOP Enterprise and Gov customers in Italy in adopting best practices, architectures, and solutions to protect their critical IT and OT environment against Cyber Attacks achieving the required resilience and business continuity aligned with their Risk Plan. Marcello is also appreciated author and speaker in the world of Cyber Security.

Jordi is an international business development executive with 10+ years career in the semiconductor industry and 20+ years the Cybersecurity space, experiences he now leverages to promote OT Security Native Technologies from TXOne networks into the Iberia theater.

Antonio Morán is a Professor at the School of Industrial, Computer and Aerospace Engineering at the University of León in the field of Automation, Control and Industrial Cybersecurity.
Within the SUPPRESS research group, he has collaborated on projects for the development of cybersecurity research laboratories in critical infrastructures (CICLab) and with Schneider Electric and Stormshield for the development of a classroom for teaching industrial cybersecurity (Aula IoT ULE). He is currently collaborating with INCIBE on the “Strategic Research Project on Industrial Cybersecurity in Automation and Control Systems for Traction Substations”.

Gonzalo Martínez Rioja is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Cintra Europe and New Markets. He has more than 15 years of experience in technological risk consulting, auditing and in positions of responsibility in information systems (CIO) and cybersecurity (CISO). In recent years he has been involved in OT security projects to improve the security of the industrial environments of Cintra, Ferrovial’s highway management business.

Javier Francés is a cybersecurity specialist on emerging technologies, with an outstanding career focused on the integration of governance and technical knowledge, with a constant focus on resilience from its design phase. Throughout his career, he has held both strategic and technical roles, always driving innovation in the field of cybersecurity. In a dynamic and constantly evolving environment, Javier leads projects focused on the application of emerging technologies to protect digital infrastructures, integrating practical solutions that anticipate and mitigate future threats efficiently.

Joan Saltó is currently Service Delivery Manager in the Cybersecurity department for Deloitte Spain specialized in OT-IoT environments. He is currently leading the execution of projects focused on the industrial field in the demarcation of Catalonia, Aragon, the Balearic Islands and Andorra. In the team of which he is a part, he has developed more than 180 projects aimed at the industrial environment in recent years. In addition, he has also collaborated in the development and optimization of projects from the emerging technologies team at Deloitte.

In previous stages, Joan has participated in national and international projects providing her experience to the multiple clients she has worked with.

Aitor Lejarzegi is an Industrial Cybersecurity Senior Consultant at Schneider Electric Iberia and responsible for Business Development in Spain and Portugal.

He has extensive experience in the field of industrial automation engineering, has been working in several multinational companies, performing the following tasks: responsible for international commissionings for SCADA systems development and ICS networks implementation, project manager for IT/OT communication infrastructures and cybersecurity engineer for critical infrastructures. He has carried out these functions in different industrial sectors such as Oil & Gas, Marine, Metal, Automotive and currently in the Electric Power Sector.

During the last few years he has specialized as a consultant for the development of IIoT technologies and Cybersecurity services for the industrial sector. It is worth noting that he has several specific certifications, including “ISA/IEC62443 Cybersecurity Expert” issued by the “Industrial Society of Automation”, also participating in the ISA Spain work group. He has also been an active member of the Industrial Cybersecurity Centre (CCI) for around 10 years, where he has also carried out specific studies on the application of Cybersecurity in Automation projects and the Protection of Critical Infrastructures, among others.

Facundo Mauricio, born in Buenos Aires, is a leading cybersecurity expert at Siemens, where he combines strategy and innovation into cybersecurity. He authored CyberCEO, a book exploring the strategic implications of cybersecurity in large organisations. As a speaker, Facundo discusses privacy and innovation, challenging the status quo and offering a human-centered analysis of cybersecurity’s impact.

Pedro Galdón is a native of Malaga, a Computer Engineer, Doctor in Telecommunications and holds an MBA from the University of Malaga. With more than 30 years of professional experience in the world of ICT, he has worked in multinationals, heading the IT Department of the Ferrovial subsidiary (Cintra) on the Autopista del Sol, was Technical Director of the free software development company ISLANDA in Malaga Tech Park and has been with the Municipal Water Company of Malaga (EMASA) for 18 years, where he has been the Company’s CIO and CISO for 10 years. He has published numerous articles in specialist magazines and is very active on social media. Passionate about the sea, he regularly swims.

José Andrés García is an Industrial Engineer in Electronics from the University of Malaga, with additional training in different areas such as Project Planning, Management and Direction of work teams, Occupational Risk Prevention, Maintenance Management and Industrial Cybersecurity. With more than 35 years of experience, he has coordinated and directed numerous projects in different fields: Civil infrastructures (roads, dams, tanks, railway systems, networks…), Industrial
Installations (gas stations, factories of different products,…) and Operation and Maintenance in industries.
Since 2000 he has been providing his services at the Municipal Water Company of Malaga, S.A. until 2018 in the area of ​​Engineering and from this date until now
as Head of Industrial Maintenance and Cybersecurity.